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Noun draft has 11 senses
- draft, bill of exchange, order of payment - a document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another
--1 is a kind of negotiable instrument
--1 has particulars:
- draft, draught - a current of air (usually coming into a room or vehicle)
--2 is a kind of wind, air current, current of air
--2 has particulars: updraft; downdraft
- draft, rough drawing - a preliminary sketch of a design or picture
--3 is a kind of sketch, study
- draft, draught, potation, tipple - a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg; "they served beer on draft"
--4 is a kind of drink
--4 has particulars: quaff
- draft, draft copy - preliminary version of a written work
--5 is a kind of text, textual matter
- draft, draught - the depth of a vessel's keel below the surface (especially when loaded)
--6 is a kind of depth
- draft - a regulator for controlling the flow of air in a fireplace
--7 is a kind of regulator
- draft, draught - a dose of liquid medicine; "he took a sleeping draft"
--8 is a kind of dose
- conscription, muster, draft, selective service - compulsory military service
--9 is a kind of mobilization, mobilisation, militarization, militarisation
--9 has particulars: levy, levy en masse
- gulp, draft, draught, swig - a large and hurried swallow; "he finished it at a single gulp"
--10 is a kind of swallow, drink, deglutition
- draft, draught, drawing - the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling
--11 is a kind of pull, pulling
Verb draft has 3 senses
- draft, outline - draw up an outline or sketch for something; "draft a speech"
--1 is one way to write, compose, pen, indite
Sample sentence:
Did he draft his major works over a short period of time?
- enlist, draft, muster in - engage somebody to enter the army
--2 is one way to enroll, inscribe, enter, enrol, recruit
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody
- blueprint, draft, draught - make a blueprint of
--3 is one way to design, plan
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
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